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check out greece. that's what happens when a country avoids making tough fiscal decisions for too long. >>> a top republican pollster about what went wrong on their side. a lot of information coming here and why if republicans don't change the way they do business they may be on the losing end of elections for years to come. plus, the black helicopter crowd is at it again. republicans in the senate reject a united nations treaty to ban discrimination against the disabled. they say it would allow u.n. officials to come into this country and force home-schooled children into government-run, that is public schools. senator john kerry joins us to cut through the nonsense. >>> also tonight, the simpson's mr. burns gives us a rich man's look at the fiscal cliff. >> think of the economy as a car and the rich man is the driver. if you don't give the driver, he'll drive you over a cliff. >> that's an aside show and this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> never too early for pollsters to start head to 20
check out greece. that's what happens when a country avoids making tough fiscal decisions for too long. >>> a top republican pollster about what went wrong on their side. a lot of information coming here and why if republicans don't change the way they do business they may be on the losing end of elections for years to come. plus, the black helicopter crowd is at it again. republicans in the senate reject a united nations treaty to ban discrimination against the disabled. they say it...
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in the end, the you chose not to abandon them, but greece continues to have to make drastic cuts, leaving marks that are visible throughout the country, including a long one of the world's most famous routes -- along one of the world's most famous routes. ♪ >> at precisely 42,195 meters long, this is the route that has become the standard for all marathon runners. the course was inspired by a 2500-year old myth, only today it is run on asphalt along with the capital's main roads. this is the bay where it said the lenda battle took place in 490 bc. it marked the first greek victory over the persians. according to legend, the athenian warriors gathered in a phalanx formation and managed to fight off a persian invasion. then a messenger ran the 42- kilometer distance to athens with news of the victory. at the local museum, the marathon's legacy is omnipresent. more modern-day hellenistic heroes have also been demoralize here. for instance, marathon runner who won the first olympic marathon in 1896. >> exactly like the car which they gave to the winner. >> at the eight-kilometer mark, there
in the end, the you chose not to abandon them, but greece continues to have to make drastic cuts, leaving marks that are visible throughout the country, including a long one of the world's most famous routes -- along one of the world's most famous routes. ♪ >> at precisely 42,195 meters long, this is the route that has become the standard for all marathon runners. the course was inspired by a 2500-year old myth, only today it is run on asphalt along with the capital's main roads. this...
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to do that, greece must first settle it unpaid bills. >> of the 9 billion euros that greece still owes, we will pay back everything by 2013 in accordance with the troika deal. >> so, for now, greeks can breathe easier. eurozone finance ministers approved another round of bailout funds set to be released in the coming days. >> to syria now. for the first time, russia, a key ally of damascus, has said the assad regime is losing control and that a rebel victory can no longer be ruled out. >> thursday, dozens of people were killed in bombings in and around the syrian capital. a car bomb killed the most -- claimed the most lives. >> it is for this building and and several others. reports by syria's state run -- and destroyed -- it destroyed this building and damaged several others. the government said the bombing was a terrorist attack, a term syria's president, basher of assaad -- bashar al-assad, uses to describe rebel activity. russia has acknowledge the rebels might defeat the government. until now, the kremlin has been a firm ally of the syrian regime. after recent developments, a defe
to do that, greece must first settle it unpaid bills. >> of the 9 billion euros that greece still owes, we will pay back everything by 2013 in accordance with the troika deal. >> so, for now, greeks can breathe easier. eurozone finance ministers approved another round of bailout funds set to be released in the coming days. >> to syria now. for the first time, russia, a key ally of damascus, has said the assad regime is losing control and that a rebel victory can no longer be...
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a much smaller number have made their way to greece. this report from lesbos just off the coast of turkey. >> the immigrants who wash ashore on the greek islands are now struggling with their first european winter. they are somalis, afghanistan annies, and, increates -- increasingly, syrians. all at a camp run by volunteers who provide food and shelter the this is ahmed, who has just arrived from aleppo with a vague plan to find his brothner athens. >> our life is destroyed in syria. we cannot stay in syria. the war airplanes float in the sky and bombing the houses, we cannot stay in syria. >> the turkish mainland is not far behind me. it's not far away but the journey is very dangerous. the boats supplied by people smugglers are often old and in bad condition, and at this time be year the seas could be very rough. not everyone makes it across. these were afghanis. more than 20 drowned. here is the only survivor, who was fished half-dead and freezing cold out of the sea by greek coast guards. now trying to call friends and family to tel
a much smaller number have made their way to greece. this report from lesbos just off the coast of turkey. >> the immigrants who wash ashore on the greek islands are now struggling with their first european winter. they are somalis, afghanistan annies, and, increates -- increasingly, syrians. all at a camp run by volunteers who provide food and shelter the this is ahmed, who has just arrived from aleppo with a vague plan to find his brothner athens. >> our life is destroyed in...
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debt level for greece. your of the program is not an option. everybody here is -- failure of the program is not an option. everybody here is saying the program will succeed. >> thanks for that update. athens is going for a bond swap to cut some 20 billion euros off of its debt load. we talk about how that went down on the frankfurt stock exchange. >> the buyback offer, which the greek government made to private investors, it is much better than the market price of these government bonds was during the last few weeks. that is why many in the markets believe that maybe investors will accept to take part of this deal. the overall movement on the stock trading floor monday was a bit mixed, not so good economic data from the united states came in. on the other hand, chinese economic data looked quite good. it indicates that the economy in china is expanding again. that means that german companies can hope for new orders from china again, and the markets here can hope for new chinese money to be invested soon int
debt level for greece. your of the program is not an option. everybody here is -- failure of the program is not an option. everybody here is saying the program will succeed. >> thanks for that update. athens is going for a bond swap to cut some 20 billion euros off of its debt load. we talk about how that went down on the frankfurt stock exchange. >> the buyback offer, which the greek government made to private investors, it is much better than the market price of these government...
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al-jazeera, greece. >> in pakistan out, a man shot dead in the northwest of the country. two others managed to escape but one left wounded. the bodies were discovered in a remote tribal area four hours from the capital, islamabad. they were expected taliban fighters. 17 people have been killed in a bomb attack in the west. it happened in this province and is believed they were shi'ite pilgrims when they came under attack. we have the latest from the capital, islamabad. >> despite desperate attempts to secure the relief for the trouble policeman held under cover, they went ahead and executed at least 21 of the policemen. one was able to escape from the scene alerted the authorities about the incident. they that arrived on the scene to find out one of the policemen had survived the attack and was moved in critical condition. are the same day, a group of peasants moving from the border town on the border of pakistan and iran was attacked 45 kilometers from the provincial capital. the bombs were a remote control device set to leverage through at least one of the buses and des
al-jazeera, greece. >> in pakistan out, a man shot dead in the northwest of the country. two others managed to escape but one left wounded. the bodies were discovered in a remote tribal area four hours from the capital, islamabad. they were expected taliban fighters. 17 people have been killed in a bomb attack in the west. it happened in this province and is believed they were shi'ite pilgrims when they came under attack. we have the latest from the capital, islamabad. >> despite...
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debt ridden greece gets its latest installment of bailout funds needed to keep the economy afloat in exchange for a debt buyback scheme which many see as counterproductive. and as the u.n. atomic watchdog resumes talks with iran and we look at why many iranians consider acquiring nuclear energy as not just a matter of necessity but of national pride. world news live from our moscow headquarters i'm lucy catherine of and you're watching our t.v. well a ukrainian journalist kidnapped by syrian rebels faces execution on thursday unless a fifty million dollar ransom is paid and car has been working in syria during the conflict helping international news outlets including our team. now the world's main groups defending journalist have strongly condemned this attack as well as the general targeting of reporters our middle east correspondent paula slayer has been following those developments for us the journalists unhappy coach never was taken hostage in october and holmes the free syrian army has held her for nearly two months they've accused her of being both a russian and a syrian spy sh
debt ridden greece gets its latest installment of bailout funds needed to keep the economy afloat in exchange for a debt buyback scheme which many see as counterproductive. and as the u.n. atomic watchdog resumes talks with iran and we look at why many iranians consider acquiring nuclear energy as not just a matter of necessity but of national pride. world news live from our moscow headquarters i'm lucy catherine of and you're watching our t.v. well a ukrainian journalist kidnapped by syrian...
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britain greece skips its latest installment of bailout funds needed to keep the economy afloat in exchange for a debt by about scheme which many see as counterproductive. and. watchdog resumed talks with iran we look at why many iranians consider quire of energy is not just a matter of necessity but of national pride. welcome to r.t. world news around the clock kerry just ukrainian journalists kidnapped by syrian rebels faces execution on thursday that's a fifty million dollar ransom is paid. had been working in syria during the conflict helping international media including r.t. european federation of journalists has strongly condemned the targeting reporters making outrageous demands a middle east correspondent for the smear is following developments. the journalist and her coach never was taken hostage in october and no hones the free syrian army has held her for nearly two months they've accused her of being both a russian and a syrian spy she has appeared in two you tube videos that were released earlier by the free syrian army and in one of those she appealed to the embassies of ukra
britain greece skips its latest installment of bailout funds needed to keep the economy afloat in exchange for a debt by about scheme which many see as counterproductive. and. watchdog resumed talks with iran we look at why many iranians consider quire of energy is not just a matter of necessity but of national pride. welcome to r.t. world news around the clock kerry just ukrainian journalists kidnapped by syrian rebels faces execution on thursday that's a fifty million dollar ransom is paid....
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former leader of greece cancelled a referendum. we said this was after he made a deal with john paulson the hedge fund manager and lloyd blankfein they had a meeting with happened rails in greece right before the collapse and before he really did allow them to have the referendum to vote against the troika coming in to stay in their country we said that there was a huge payoff for this turns out saying five hundred fifty million euros now discovered in papa jails mom's account i can hear you have a black hole of debt in the government finances of athens of greece and that was caused by the black hole of debt in goldman sachs's bank account in their accounts so that was go the greece's black hole of debt because of goldman sachs is a black hole of debt and here pomp and radio was saying there is no alternative the population of greece all you greek people you have to give us your money you have to have austerity we have to take all your wealth put it into this black hole of death in the meantime his money his wealth was safe in thes
former leader of greece cancelled a referendum. we said this was after he made a deal with john paulson the hedge fund manager and lloyd blankfein they had a meeting with happened rails in greece right before the collapse and before he really did allow them to have the referendum to vote against the troika coming in to stay in their country we said that there was a huge payoff for this turns out saying five hundred fifty million euros now discovered in papa jails mom's account i can hear you...
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no mosques have been built in athens since christian greece gained independence in 1832, the omi e.u. capital without. but could that change? this was the site chosen for the first mosque. but previous promises have come to nothing in there is a financial crisis. >> there was a fear in the greek society about the construction of a mosque. we must overcome these fears. it is the commitment of the greek state about the construction and commitment. >> there is still resistance. well over 90% of greeks are orthodox christians. while many accept the moscow plan, many are opposed, resentful of mass migration here. >> greece fought hundreds of centuries of terrorism -- of tyranny by muslims. we totally oppose this. >> pride in their own faith is clear, but can they resist the respect of the other? this is a country where religion is intrinsic to national identity, where church and state are intimately linked. the questions for today's greece is what kind of state is willing to become, how tolerant, how multicultural. looking,ore inward more fearful, but greece must now decide whether to exte
no mosques have been built in athens since christian greece gained independence in 1832, the omi e.u. capital without. but could that change? this was the site chosen for the first mosque. but previous promises have come to nothing in there is a financial crisis. >> there was a fear in the greek society about the construction of a mosque. we must overcome these fears. it is the commitment of the greek state about the construction and commitment. >> there is still resistance. well...
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another moment of truth for athens -- when greece finds out weather its author -- offer to repurchase debt from private investors has paid off. that will help trigger the release of more rescue funds that greece so desperately needs to stay afloat. >> athens has offered to pay 10 billion euros to holders of its sovereign debt at a buyback value of up to 40 cents per euro. to be successful, the sale has to cut a greek national debt by 20 billion euros. news from athens made investors nervous this friday. our correspondence sent us this report from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> the suspense on the stock trading floor that weather or not the creditors of greece would take part in the debt buyback was too much for many investors. they decided to take some of the book's profits and sell shares. shares of deutsche telekom were the biggest dax losers. in order to invest money into new technologies such as broadband networks, they decided to cut the dividend for investors. now, many people here fear that this is something that more companies might do also next year, especially if the situa
another moment of truth for athens -- when greece finds out weather its author -- offer to repurchase debt from private investors has paid off. that will help trigger the release of more rescue funds that greece so desperately needs to stay afloat. >> athens has offered to pay 10 billion euros to holders of its sovereign debt at a buyback value of up to 40 cents per euro. to be successful, the sale has to cut a greek national debt by 20 billion euros. news from athens made investors...
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no mosques have been built in athens since christian greece gained independence in 1832, the omi e.u. capital without. but could that change? this was the site chosen for the first mosque. but previous promises have come to nothing in there is a financial crisis. >> there was a fear in the greek society about the construction of a mosque. we must overcome these fears. it is the commitment of the greek state about the construction and commitment. >> there is still resistance. well over 90% of greeks are orthodox christians. while many accept the moscow plan, many are opposed, resentful of mass migration here. >> greece fought hundreds of centuries of terrorism -- of tyranny by muslims. we totally oppose this. >> pride in their own faith is clear, but can they resist the respect of the other? this is a country where religion is intrinsic to national identity, where church and state are intimately linked. the questions for today's greece is what kind of state is willing to become, how tolerant, how multicultural. looking,ore inward more fearful, but greece must now decide whether to exte
no mosques have been built in athens since christian greece gained independence in 1832, the omi e.u. capital without. but could that change? this was the site chosen for the first mosque. but previous promises have come to nothing in there is a financial crisis. >> there was a fear in the greek society about the construction of a mosque. we must overcome these fears. it is the commitment of the greek state about the construction and commitment. >> there is still resistance. well...
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seeing the decisions that are made here in journey but the effects that they have on countries like greece who would sound in athens where in thessaloniki where we've witnessed the. decisions that are made by the most successful eurozone countries what they're having on the poorer countries like greece like italy like spain and the well unfortunate results of the financial crisis on every day people you're reporting from a lot of think of this let's just recall what happened in grace witnessed didn't it the worst civil unrest in europe by far how has life changed for the greeks in twenty twelve. yes we have seen some serious changes to the lifestyle of the every day greek i think one of the most poignant moments of it really was we went to a an orphanage in thessaloniki and we were talking to the organizers the who run the charity that runs they say this over there they were saying this. twelve months ago eighteen months ago the vast majority of people who were the children that were coming to them were they would be an orphan they may perhaps have been abused and now the vast majority of
seeing the decisions that are made here in journey but the effects that they have on countries like greece who would sound in athens where in thessaloniki where we've witnessed the. decisions that are made by the most successful eurozone countries what they're having on the poorer countries like greece like italy like spain and the well unfortunate results of the financial crisis on every day people you're reporting from a lot of think of this let's just recall what happened in grace witnessed...
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here breeze a sigh of relief as greece is going through with the it's a dead buyback scheme with athens not qualifying for billions more in bailout cash . and the u.n. nuclear watchdog renews torso with iran hoping to examine facilities they believe whole secret atomic development despite the evidence to prick basis patients. it was an r.t. live from moscow good to have you with us washington's decision to brand a leading rebel group in syria as a terrorist organization spots of course of all trades among others who enjoy america's overwhelming support the key rebel coalition recognized by the u.s. as the sole representative of the syrian people has thrown its weight behind the al qaeda linked al nusra front archies ganja can explain. it's clear that washington is trying to distance itself from extremists in syria they have designated a front a terrorist organization it's thought to be one of the most aggressive and ruthless groups currently involved in the conflict washington's decision to call them terrorists is seen as more of a symbolic move because many other fighters in syria poss
here breeze a sigh of relief as greece is going through with the it's a dead buyback scheme with athens not qualifying for billions more in bailout cash . and the u.n. nuclear watchdog renews torso with iran hoping to examine facilities they believe whole secret atomic development despite the evidence to prick basis patients. it was an r.t. live from moscow good to have you with us washington's decision to brand a leading rebel group in syria as a terrorist organization spots of course of all...
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your resume sire relieved as greece's great strewn with its dead buyback scheme with afghans now pulling flying for billions more in bailout cash. and the new u.n. nuclear watchdog or news talks with iran hoping to examine facilities they believe how secret up comic development might the evidence to back this is pushing this. it's not me i'm here in moscow are you watching our team with me to bomb what's a washington's decision to brand a leading rebel group in syria as a terrorist organization spock's of course of all drage among others who enjoy america's overwhelming support the key rebel coalition recognized by the u.s. as the sole representative of all the syrian people has thrown its weight behind al qaeda linked to al nusra front archies gannett you can experience it's clear that washington is trying to distance itself from extremists in syria they have designated the front a terrorist organization it's thought to be one of the most aggressive and ruthless groups currently involved in the conflict washington's decision to call them terrorists this in as more of a symbolic move bec
your resume sire relieved as greece's great strewn with its dead buyback scheme with afghans now pulling flying for billions more in bailout cash. and the new u.n. nuclear watchdog or news talks with iran hoping to examine facilities they believe how secret up comic development might the evidence to back this is pushing this. it's not me i'm here in moscow are you watching our team with me to bomb what's a washington's decision to brand a leading rebel group in syria as a terrorist organization...
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falling short of the target going over budget and failing to reach the desired result greece's thirty two billion euro dead buyback scheme is nevertheless being hailed as success the country's carriages are now expected to release athens of more bailout cash money that's been held hostage since some archies put all of our picks up the story. greece's given its financial package is something of an early christmas present by buying back a chunk of its debt from them however when they take the wrapping paper off gift they don't find it's a little less which they ask for as part of a pound buyback scheme which saw athens buy back its own problems at around thirty four percent of their original value recording to the french finance minister but that should be enough in order to see them receive the next round of bailout money that the country's been crying out for in fact they've been waiting for that cash since june the international monetary fund had expected greece to be able to get its debt situation down to one hundred twenty four percent of overall economic output by twenty twenty th
falling short of the target going over budget and failing to reach the desired result greece's thirty two billion euro dead buyback scheme is nevertheless being hailed as success the country's carriages are now expected to release athens of more bailout cash money that's been held hostage since some archies put all of our picks up the story. greece's given its financial package is something of an early christmas present by buying back a chunk of its debt from them however when they take the...
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greece has given its financial backers something of an early christmas present by buying back a chunk of its debt from them however when they take the wrapping paper off that gift they don't find it's a little less which they've asked for as part of a bone to buy back scheme which saw athens buy back its own problems at around thirty four percent of their original value recording to the french finance minister but that should be enough in order to see them receive the next round of bailout money that the country's been crying out for in fact they've been waiting for that cash since june the international monetary fund had expected greece to be able to get its debt situation down to one hundred and twenty four percent of overall economic output by twenty twenty now that really does not seem likely right now this is cause the i.m.f. to say well we won't be lending any more money to any countries that can't pay back their debts however there is a dangerous precedent with this in terms of greece be able to return the money of course private investors private creditors see greece well a lo
greece has given its financial backers something of an early christmas present by buying back a chunk of its debt from them however when they take the wrapping paper off that gift they don't find it's a little less which they've asked for as part of a bone to buy back scheme which saw athens buy back its own problems at around thirty four percent of their original value recording to the french finance minister but that should be enough in order to see them receive the next round of bailout...
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this is a government like the one greece like the one island which is put all its eggs in the basket of. agreement with germany and to do something about it will take a lot more than one or two demonstrations it will take the risk of losing an election could change the course of the spanish government very much afraid or. it would take the possibility of losing. if. you start thinking that perhaps. outside and you talk about a change of government could we see political change after all you also made a similar comparison with what's going on in greece and there of course we've seen violent riots and that resulted eventually in the election of a technocratic government there could we see spain possibly heading the same way as greece. there's no doubt that that precisely this process is going to be followed through to spain but it will take some time you have to remember. the greek crisis. and even though there was a great deal of this content towards the socialist government between two thousand and nine and two thousand and twelve the student managed to hang on wide along why does no
this is a government like the one greece like the one island which is put all its eggs in the basket of. agreement with germany and to do something about it will take a lot more than one or two demonstrations it will take the risk of losing an election could change the course of the spanish government very much afraid or. it would take the possibility of losing. if. you start thinking that perhaps. outside and you talk about a change of government could we see political change after all you...
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and now says greece's creditors might need to take losses is that support for athens the right move from her. well what was agreed in one of the last summit meetings was a cocktail of measures and that these measures are not really the thing that where that what for example the international monetary fund recommended to to do have cut and this is america obviously avoided any terms to have a haircut because that would have an immediate effect on the german budget and on the german taxpayer and since we have elections in germany next year she's avoiding to have any tax money involved although the risk that it will be text money is there so despite the party losses in recent state elections are held remains pretty popular a cartoon in a german newspaper depicted just as her face at a party's program how much is that to do with personality over policy well it has a lot to do that in crisis times people always flock around the strong leaders and secondly it has to do with the fact that america is following a policy called tina there is no alternative there is neither in the union in the
and now says greece's creditors might need to take losses is that support for athens the right move from her. well what was agreed in one of the last summit meetings was a cocktail of measures and that these measures are not really the thing that where that what for example the international monetary fund recommended to to do have cut and this is america obviously avoided any terms to have a haircut because that would have an immediate effect on the german budget and on the german taxpayer and...
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no mosques have been built in athens since christian greece gained independence in 1832 the omi e.u. capital without. but could that change? this was the site chosen for the first mosque. but previous promises have come to nothing in there is a financial crisis. >> there was a fear in the greek society about the construction of a mosque. we must overcome these fears. it is the commitment of the greek state about the construction and commitment. >> there is still resistance. well over 90% of greeks are orthodox christians. while many accept the moscow plan, many are opposed resentful of mass migration here. >> greece fought hundreds of centuries of terrorism -- of tyranny by muslims. we totally oppose this. >> pride in their own faith is clear, but can they resist the respect of the other? this is a country where religion is intrinsic to national identity, where church and state are intimately linked. the questions for today's greece is what kind of state is willing to become, how tolerant, how multicultural. they're more inward looking more fearful but greece must now decide whether
no mosques have been built in athens since christian greece gained independence in 1832 the omi e.u. capital without. but could that change? this was the site chosen for the first mosque. but previous promises have come to nothing in there is a financial crisis. >> there was a fear in the greek society about the construction of a mosque. we must overcome these fears. it is the commitment of the greek state about the construction and commitment. >> there is still resistance. well...
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and also athens his trip to the german region comes after greece set in motion a financial operation to buy back some of the country's debt in order to qualify for more financial aid from the e.u. and the i.m.f. well going to constitutional law professor george patton gallo's he believes that the way the union chose to deal with a crisis as well frankly unsustainable so much it's going to be. it's but unfortunately. it isn't easy to. control there's a good example. i suppose. but of course it's. such a. complex barriers so. more of more stuff and for people with. well is the e.u. pursuing the goal of a united europe at the expense of individual nations that's the question taking center stage at the latest round of peter lavelle's cross-talk coming up in over twenty minutes. of course the european union has to be based on subsidy or it's a principle which means that the decisions are made close as possible to the citizens on the other hand he only has an indication is that the case songs you think is that the case let me finish right yeah yeah of course about dontcha think that. in a
and also athens his trip to the german region comes after greece set in motion a financial operation to buy back some of the country's debt in order to qualify for more financial aid from the e.u. and the i.m.f. well going to constitutional law professor george patton gallo's he believes that the way the union chose to deal with a crisis as well frankly unsustainable so much it's going to be. it's but unfortunately. it isn't easy to. control there's a good example. i suppose. but of course...
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similarly in greece. so, you had executives coming to greece, bribing politicians. the greek government -- they did not listen. then 2008. the conservative prime minister, he is not a stupid man. he was a terrible prime minister, but he is not a stupid man. you know what he did? he bailed out. he has not spoken since. he affectively called for a general election. he did not contest it. it was much worse than obama's first debate. he appeared before them and was like "don't vote for me." he lost that election. he did not have to call for that election. he called for it to lose it, to stay at home. he has not spoken since. he is having a nice holiday. and then there was papandreou. i was an advisor up until 2006. so i am not to blame. who was a 2006. -- who unfortunately, he did not see the crisis of the eurozone collapsing. the eurozone had no foundation. there was an earthquake. it starts unraveling with greece. now, let's say between 1995 and 2008 god and his angels descended on an athens and ran the show. with rationality, omniscience, ethos, and morality. greece
similarly in greece. so, you had executives coming to greece, bribing politicians. the greek government -- they did not listen. then 2008. the conservative prime minister, he is not a stupid man. he was a terrible prime minister, but he is not a stupid man. you know what he did? he bailed out. he has not spoken since. he affectively called for a general election. he did not contest it. it was much worse than obama's first debate. he appeared before them and was like "don't vote for...
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for greece as a whole, it means that and more. the headlines are about finance ministers, debt deals, austerity measures. but it's become clear that he problem here in greece now goes well beyond just the economy. as a recent european commission report says: after years of weak growth, the crisis is now having severe social consequences. look up and you still see the ancient acropolis, symbol of a glorious past. and some parts of the city bustle with holiday energy. but not far away: closed-up storefronts. and, further below the surface, this: a health clinic set up by the greek branch of the international aid group, doctors of the world to serve the country's newly poor. dr. nikitis kanakis is its director. >> brown: kanakis group, in fact, had to cut back some of its work in africa because of the needs at home. here in perama, unemployment tops 50% as the shrinking economy has crippled much of the local shipping industry. at the same time, the deeply indebted greek government has made dramatic budget cuts, including to health be
for greece as a whole, it means that and more. the headlines are about finance ministers, debt deals, austerity measures. but it's become clear that he problem here in greece now goes well beyond just the economy. as a recent european commission report says: after years of weak growth, the crisis is now having severe social consequences. look up and you still see the ancient acropolis, symbol of a glorious past. and some parts of the city bustle with holiday energy. but not far away: closed-up...
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as an outsider i see what about the british when they went back into greece in 1944 and started bombing the streets of athens and killing the people, the communist resistors that fought against the nazis. the british were ruthless. that is another point. people say look at what stalin did in poland. he broke the altar. i don't believe they did. i will tell you more about that. look what the british did. but we did increase in the cold war period, the early cold war period we and the truman doctrine of 47 to 49, we had american advisers and early vietnam there were already over increase read the the british coal is truly to get back the mediterranean, along the region's coming get iran back in the conflict in iran in 1945. beyond that, it's crucial. we showed that in the beautiful maps. he gets to the far east and it is the richest resources around known to britain, not us. so then it isn't -- you can't dhaka the u.s. soviet relations without talking about the british empire. >> here are the three parts of the cold war in the beginning. most americans have no idea. and they have no idea
as an outsider i see what about the british when they went back into greece in 1944 and started bombing the streets of athens and killing the people, the communist resistors that fought against the nazis. the british were ruthless. that is another point. people say look at what stalin did in poland. he broke the altar. i don't believe they did. i will tell you more about that. look what the british did. but we did increase in the cold war period, the early cold war period we and the truman...
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greece downgraded deeper into junk." tcr stash cash beneath the mattress, pack the trunk. will drachmas creep where euros fear to tread? if you believe the headlines, then we're sunk. a crisis that lasts for years? call it a funk. austerity starves the more its maw is fed, and downgrades all our deepest bonds to junk. every politician is a punk-- the right, the left; the blue, the green, the red; ministers in cahoots with the odd monk. we've lost our marbles. elgin took a chunk. caryatids, gone on strike, sit down instead. tear gas lingers like a whiff of skunk.e' weep, pericles, or maybe just get drunk.n we'll hawk the parthenon to buy our bread. if you believe the headlines, then we're sunk. greece downgraded deeper into junk."ng >> brown: if these are interesting times in greece, where you can see a man crawling into a recycling bin to cartco away newspapers he'll sell for a pittance, and, of course, the weekly, sometimes daily, protest by various government workers, well, titos patrikios is a man who knows interestin
greece downgraded deeper into junk." tcr stash cash beneath the mattress, pack the trunk. will drachmas creep where euros fear to tread? if you believe the headlines, then we're sunk. a crisis that lasts for years? call it a funk. austerity starves the more its maw is fed, and downgrades all our deepest bonds to junk. every politician is a punk-- the right, the left; the blue, the green, the red; ministers in cahoots with the odd monk. we've lost our marbles. elgin took a chunk. caryatids,...
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greece downgraded deeper into junk." >> brown: if these are interesting times in greece, where you can see a man crawling into a recycling bin to cart away newspapers he'll sell for a pittance, and, of course, the weekly, sometimes daily, protest by various government workers, well, titos patrikios is a man who knows interesting times. >> interesting and difficult. but perhaps every interesting time is also a very difficult time, because easy times are not interesting perhaps. >> brown: a poet and elder statesman of greek letters, he's seen many of the hardships and horrors of greek history in the 20th century, including the german occupation in world war ii. >> here is athens during the occupation. a street in the center of athens, against the occupation. >> brown: so this was part of your life? >> somewhere back there, i'm in the crowd. >> brown: even more devastating, he says, was the greek civil war that followed, one that led to his own captivity and torture on an island prison. so you've seen much worse? >> i give always this example: that during the winter of 1940 to '41, every
greece downgraded deeper into junk." >> brown: if these are interesting times in greece, where you can see a man crawling into a recycling bin to cart away newspapers he'll sell for a pittance, and, of course, the weekly, sometimes daily, protest by various government workers, well, titos patrikios is a man who knows interesting times. >> interesting and difficult. but perhaps every interesting time is also a very difficult time, because easy times are not interesting perhaps....
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attempt to restore some faith in athens and turn as some are says a trip to the german region comes after greece set in motion a plan to buy back some of the country's debt and want to qualify for more financial aid from the e.u. and i.m.f. but constitutional law professor george a country believes the way the union chose to deal with the crisis is unsustainable . so most. but unfortunately. it isn't easy to. control just that you're going to. be. but of course it's real easy for you to so such an. experience so. serious. or is the e.u. pursuing the goal of a united europe at the expense of individual nations take center stage in the latest edition of people of els cross-talk just over twenty five minutes time. of course the european union has to be based on subsidy or its principle which means that the decisions are made close as possible to the citizens on the other only or is that a case is that the case song sure thing is that the case let me finish all right go ahead yeah yeah of course about dontcha think that. in a case that a federal union existed with a federal strong budget that the so
attempt to restore some faith in athens and turn as some are says a trip to the german region comes after greece set in motion a plan to buy back some of the country's debt and want to qualify for more financial aid from the e.u. and i.m.f. but constitutional law professor george a country believes the way the union chose to deal with the crisis is unsustainable . so most. but unfortunately. it isn't easy to. control just that you're going to. be. but of course it's real easy for you to so such...
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why not point it as i said earlier at churchill in greece in athens in 1944? let's be a little bit more -- host go egalitarian. we will jump forward after this. >> host: okay, i would like to jump forward to the 18 60's, the late great 18 60's and talk about john f. kennedy still perhaps the most beloved president in american history at least the memory of people alive during those times. clearly one of the most germanic and various defense of this presidency was the cuban missile crisis in october 62 which all of us lived here as teenagers. talk a little bit if you would about how you think that crisis came to be and why it didn't result in a nuclear holocaust? >> guest: khrushchev actually made a big blunder in the cuban missile crisis and that was not just putting the missiles with nuclear warheads into cuba, it was not announcing that he had done so. he undermines his own deterrence. what he was trying to deter was the u.s. invasion of cuba. the united states have been planning an invasion and in fact we had a mock invasion planned for october of 62 called
why not point it as i said earlier at churchill in greece in athens in 1944? let's be a little bit more -- host go egalitarian. we will jump forward after this. >> host: okay, i would like to jump forward to the 18 60's, the late great 18 60's and talk about john f. kennedy still perhaps the most beloved president in american history at least the memory of people alive during those times. clearly one of the most germanic and various defense of this presidency was the cuban missile crisis...